florist
- n someone who grows and deals in flowers
the florist made up an attractive bouquet - n a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
florist's gloxinia
- n South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
florist's willow
- n much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
flory
- n United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985)
floss
- n a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- n a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
- v use dental floss to clean
floss your teeth after every meal
flotation
- n the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
- n financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares